1. (1) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order.

2. (2) A notice shall inform the nonregistering party:

   1. (a) That a registered support order is enforceable as of the date of registration in the same manner as an order issued by a tribunal of this state;
   2. (b) That a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order shall be requested within twenty (20) days of the notice unless the registered order is under KRS 407.5707;
   3. (c) That failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered order in a timely manner will result in confirmation of the order and enforcement of the order and the alleged arrearages; and
   4. (d) Of the amount of any alleged arrearages. If the registering party asserts that two (2) or more orders are in effect, a notice shall also:
   5. (a) Identify the two (2) or more orders and the order alleged by the registering party to be the controlling order and the consolidated arrears, if any;
   6. (b) Notify the nonregistering party of the right to a determination of which is the controlling order;
3. (3)
4. (c) State that the procedures provided in subsection (2) of this section apply to the determination of which is the controlling order; and
5. (d) State that failure to contest the validity or enforcement of the order alleged to be the controlling order in a timely manner may result in confirmation that the order is the controlling order.
6. (4) Upon registration of an income-withholding order for enforcement, the support enforcement agency or the registering tribunal shall notify the obligor's employer pursuant to KRS 403.215 or 405.465.

Effective: July 15, 2016

History: Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 13, effective July 15, 2016. -- Amended 2015 Ky. Acts ch. 18, sec. 44, effective June 24, 2015. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 15, effective March 23, 1998.-- Contingent effective date repealed 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 20, effective March 23, 1998. -- Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 365, sec. 50, effective upon contingency.